Lecturer

Telephone: +61 2 9514 3044
Email: Donna.Rooney@uts.edu.au
Room: CB10.5.540
Campus: City - CB10 Building

Donna has been with UTS in various capacities (eg Research Associate, casual lecturer) since 2002. In 2008 she took up a fulltime position as lecturer in the Faculty of Education.
Prior to joining UTS, Donna worked in various capacities in adult community education for almost two decades. Her last position was with the Local Community Services Association (LCSA) where she coordinated adult education programs in neighbourhood and community centres across New South Wales.

Teaching Areas:

Donna teaches several core subjects in the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education program. Including: ‘Adult Learning in Context’ and Identity, Culture and Communication’.

Research Areas:

Donna’s research interests, while broad ranging, can be summed up as focusing on ‘adult learning outside of sanctioned educational institutions’. For example, she is currently involved in an Australian Research Council (ARC) ‘Discovery’ project called, ‘Beyond training and learning: integrated development practices in organisations’. She also worked on an early ARC SPIRT project called ‘Uncovering everyday learning at work’. Her doctoral research was largely concerned with ‘the provision of learning in NSW neighbourhood and community centres’.

Publications:

Journal Articles

Rooney, D. (under review) “Bridges: linking the provision of learning in New South Wales’ neighbourhood centres to education.” Studies in the Education of Adults

Rooney, D., Boud, D. and Scheeres H. (in preparation)“Dragging up organizations.” Journal for the Education of Adults

Boud, D., Rooney D., and Solomon N. (in preparation)“Ta(l)king up learning at work.” International Journal of Lifelong Education

Rooney, D. and N. Solomon (2006) "Consuming metaphors: stimulating questions for everyday learning." Studies in the Education of Adults 38(1): 64-73.

Solomon, N., Boud, D. and Rooney, D., (2006). "The in-between: exposing everyday learning at work." International Journal of Lifelong Education 25(1): 3-13.

Rooney, D. (2004) "Cinderella has balls?: other sites for adult learning." Australian Journal of Adult Learning 44(2): 143-157.

Conference and other publications

Rooney, D and Boud, D. (2008 accepted for presentation) “Lifelong teaching: should ‘the teacher’ (in scare quotes_ scare adult educators?” in ‘Whither Adult Education in the Learning Paradigm?’ Proceedings of the 38th annual conference of SCUTREA, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Rhodes, C., Rooney, D. and Scheeres H. (2008 accepted for presentation) “An enterprising phoenix: acting up in the organization” – OLKM Conference Copenhagen 2008

Scheeres, H., Price, O., Boud, D. and Rooney D. (2007) “Re-presenting Organisational Practices as Learning Practices” Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Researching, Learning and Work, Johannesburg, South Africa

Rooney, D. (2007) “Bridges: linking the work of NSW neighbourhood centres to education”. In 'Researching Adult Learning: Communities and Partnerships in the Local and Global Context. Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of SCUTREA, Belfast: School of Education, Queen's University, 380-387. (refereed)

Rooney, D., Rhodes, C. and Boud, D. (2007) “Performing organization: an adult education college as drag king”. In 'Researching Adult Learning: Communities and Partnerships in the Local and Global Context. Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of SCUTREA, Belfast: School of Education, Queen's University, 380-387. (refereed)

Price, O., Rooney, D., Scheeres, H. and Boud, D. (2007)  “That's (not) my job: inventing and developing work practices in an adult education organization”. In 'Researching Adult Learning: Communities and Partnerships in the Local and Global Context. Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of SCUTREA, Belfast: School of Education, Queen's University, 388-395. (refereed)

Rooney, D. and Morris, R. (2007) “Building bridges, bridging communities: adult learning, social capital and neighborhood centres”. 26th Annual Mid-West Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, Community, and Extension Education, Ball State University, Muncie Indiana
Chappell, C., Boud, D, Rooney, D. and Scheeres, H. (2007) “Working out work: integrated development practices in organizations”. Conference Proceedings 'The times they are a-changin': researching transitions in lifelong learning, Stirling: Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning, University of Stirling.

Rooney, D. (2006) “Cat's cradle: a promising (pagan) research game”. In 'Intercultural Perspectives on Research into Adult Learning: A Global Dialogue,' Proceedings of the 36th annual conference of SCUTREA, Leeds: School of Education, University of Leeds, 343-349.

Rooney, D. and Boud, D. (2006) “'Just another meeting': exploring inter/intra-cultural tensions of researching everyday learning at work”. In 'Intercultural Perspectives on Research into Adult Learning: A Global Dialogue,' Proceedings of the 36th annual conference of SCUTREA, Leeds: School of Education, University of Leeds, 343-349.

Solomon, N., Rooney, D. and Boud, D. (2004) “Space invaders: troubling learning spaces at work”. In Hunt, C. (Ed.) Whose story now? (Re)generating research in adult learning and teaching. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference SCUTREA, Exeter: School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter, 231-238. www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00003607.htm

Rooney, D. (2004) “Needing to 'right': seductive stories for new candidates”. University of Technology, Sydney Postgraduate Research Conference, Reflecting on the thesis: issues and stories, University of Technology, Sydney

Rooney, D. (2004) “Cinderella has balls: other sights for adult learning”. University of Technology, Sydney Postgraduate Research Conference, Reflecting on the thesis: issues and stories, University of Technology, Sydney

Leontios, M., Boud, D., Harman, K. and Rooney, D. (2003) “Informal learning and communities of practice in TAFE workplaces”. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, 9-11 April 2003, Australian Technology Park, Sydney. http://www.avetra.org.au/2003 conference pages/refereed/PA 021 Leontios.doc (refereed)

Rooney, D., Boud, D, Harman, K., Leontios, M and Solomon, N. (2003) “Negotiating the text: co-producing learning at work”. In Work and Lifelong Learning in Different Contexts, Book II, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Researching Learning and Work, Tampere, Finland, 213-221.

Harman, K., Boud, D., Rooney, D., Solomon, N. and Leontios, M. (2003) “Co-producing knowledge: negotiating the political”. Journal of Vocational Education and Training Fifth Annual Conference, University of Greenwich, London, 16-18 July. www.triangle.co.uk/jvet/conference2003.html

Solomon, N., Boud, D. and Rooney, D. (2003) “Room to move: spaces for learning”. In Searle, J., Yashin-Shaw, I. and Roebuck, D. (Eds.) Enriching Learning Cultures. Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference on Post-compulsory Education and Training. Volume 3. Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 1-3 December 2003. Brisbane: Centre for Learning Research, Griffith University, 116-123. (Refereed)

Boud, D., Solomon, N., Leontios, M., Rooney, D. and Harman, K. (2003) A pre-reading paper distributed to participants of the UTS/TAFE workshop, ‘Uncovering our Learning’. Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney: 6.

Boud, D., Solomon, N., Leontios, M., Rooney, D. and Harman, K. (2003) 'Uncovering Learning at Work': An update on the activities of the partnership project between OVAL Research, University of Technology, Sydney and the NSW Department of Education and Training. Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney

LCSA. (1999-2003) “Partnerships in ACE: A report to BACE”. Sydney: Local Community Services Association, Sydney

LCSA (2000) “It takes two: a guide to help neighbourhood centres and ACE providers work in collaborations”. Sydney, Local Community Services Association.